Dec 04, 2008 - Sale 2165

Sale 2165 - Lot 238

Unsold
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
THOMPSON, CHARLES. The Travels of the Late Charles Thompson, Esq; Containing his Observations on France, Italy, Turkey in Europe, The Holy Land, Arabia, Egypt, and many other Parts of the World . . . With a Curious Description of Jerusalem, as it now appears. 7 (of 8?) folding engraved maps (France, Northern and Southern Italy, Hungary, Paradise, and Egypt). 4 volumes. 12mo, contemporary 1/4 calf, top of spines chipped, Volume 1 front joint cracked, cords intact; portion excised from map of Hungary with image loss, large dark stain on last leaf in Volume 1. Bound at end of Volume 4 is a 6-leaf catalogue of books sold by Wilson dated 1744. first dublin edition. Dublin: Peter Wilson, 1744